Thursday, October 24, 2013

Long Live Love [yahya al-hob] (1938) - (Mohamed Abdel Wahab)

This is the first printing of a 27.5" x 39" Egyptian film poster
designed by an unknown artist and printed by al-Raghaeb Printers to
promote the 1938 Mohammed Karim film Long Live Love [yahya
al-hob] starring Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Laila Mourad based on story
and dialogue by Abbas Allam and screenplay by Mohammed Karim with
cinematography by Georges Benoit. The film was produced and
distributed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab Films. Plot summary: Mohammad
Fathy rented a new apartment where one of the windows happened to face
the palace of Taher Pasha, the father of Nadia. There was a
misunderstanding between Fathy and Nadia when he accused her of
throwing rocks at his balcony, which angered her. Then he discovered
she was the daughter of the sister of his boss at the Bank of Egypt
where he worked, and that a little girl had been throwing the rocks.
He realized he owed Nadia an apology. He followed her on the train to
Alexandria so he could do that and they fell in love. Fathy decided
to marry Nadia. He discovered his father knew her father Taher Pasha
so he called him to get him to make arrangements. When Nadia's father
returned from a trip she was surprised to learn he had arranged for
her to marry a rich boy. Naturally she did not know about Fathy's
wealth and she refused to marry this wealthy boy, but when she
realized he was Fathy they married.